Well, here in the UK, the government could be monitoring all communications in the country.
which wouldn't work because terrorism transpired well before mobile phones and the internet (IRA- 1970's and 1980's) and it still can happen today without technology.
and, as Ben Franklin said: "He who will sacrifice liberty for temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety"
When you have as many terrorist incidents as India does, then you have to do something about it. I guess the average Indian looks up to it as a good intervention. I don't care if someone reads some stupid chain mails that my friends love, as long as they can keep someone from blowing up!
Except Franklin didn't say it. Not only that, he didn't say what he didn't say. What he said was "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" and he was actually a guy you've never heard of named Richard Jackson. But nice try anyway.
Oh and for 7on, they ought to believe in Jackson though as he was a King's Counsel.
You mean like a government (US?) putting a tap on all incoming/outgoing voice and data communications from a major Telecom (AT&T)? Yeah, that would be insane.
1. If you wish your attributions towards our trivial knowledge to hold more respect and credibility, you should not be a prick about it. Having esoteric knowledge doesn't make you smarter or better than anyone else. The principal purpose for any kind of knowledge should be for the betterment of people, rather than put them down in the interest of your own ego.
2. Not to be a grammar nazi, but you should proofread your comments before you post them.
3. Perhaps you are accurate in your conjecture, but Bartlett's Familiar Quotes attributes this quotation to Franklin, so it isn't really pure ignorance that would make some one believe that he said it.
I know that this comment is off-topic and overly righteous, but there is no reason that courteous and accurate writing cannot be extended to the internet.
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And people laugh at my tin foil hat.
In all seriousness, this is not good. I hope this doesn't spread to other countries.
Yeah - last thing other countries need is tin foil hats.
Well, here in the UK, the government could be monitoring all communications in the country.
which wouldn't work because terrorism transpired well before mobile phones and the internet (IRA- 1970's and 1980's) and it still can happen today without technology.
and, as Ben Franklin said: "He who will sacrifice liberty for temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety"
Well UKers don't believe in Ben Franklin.
When you have as many terrorist incidents as India does, then you have to do something about it. I guess the average Indian looks up to it as a good intervention. I don't care if someone reads some stupid chain mails that my friends love, as long as they can keep someone from blowing up!
Jamma
Except Franklin didn't say it. Not only that, he didn't say what he didn't say. What he said was "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" and he was actually a guy you've never heard of named Richard Jackson. But nice try anyway.
Oh and for 7on, they ought to believe in Jackson though as he was a King's Counsel.
You mean like a government (US?) putting a tap on all incoming/outgoing voice and data communications from a major Telecom (AT&T)? Yeah, that would be insane.
Are you folks - all of you - kidding me? Echelon network? Anyone?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON
This is NOTHING new, your FAX, voicecalls etc were monitored even way back in the 90s.
Wake up ...
@Brent
1. If you wish your attributions towards our trivial knowledge to hold more respect and credibility, you should not be a prick about it. Having esoteric knowledge doesn't make you smarter or better than anyone else. The principal purpose for any kind of knowledge should be for the betterment of people, rather than put them down in the interest of your own ego.
2. Not to be a grammar nazi, but you should proofread your comments before you post them.
3. Perhaps you are accurate in your conjecture, but Bartlett's Familiar Quotes attributes this quotation to Franklin, so it isn't really pure ignorance that would make some one believe that he said it.
I know that this comment is off-topic and overly righteous, but there is no reason that courteous and accurate writing cannot be extended to the internet.